The Alkire and Foster (2011) methodology, as the mainstream approach to the measurement of multi-dimensional poverty in …-dimensional poverty in the literature overlook intra-household inequalities, an issue that is crucial to a better understanding of gender … inequalities, because they equate the poverty status of the household with the poverty status of all individuals in the household …

Income inequality and poverty risks receive a lot of attention in public debates and current research. However, the … things, our results indicate that poverty risks for households with children - especially for single parents - are … population at poverty risk. …

true income per capita and $1-a-day poverty rates for the developing world and its regions. We obtain poverty estimates … survey-based poverty literature more generally. …